Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 340

Whitney rolled her eyes in frustration and said, "Of course, I'm thrilled. All thanks to Bryce's legwork..." Bryce?

Ludwik's eyes darkened instantly, his patience wearing thin. "Bryce? You think he's qualified to help you?" "If not him running around, then who? You?" Whitney shot back with a cold gaze.

Ludwik was fuming.

Normally, he wasn't one to seek recognition, but this woman had a knack for driving him to the edge.

He loomed over her with a chilling sneer, "Do you think anyone in Banyan City has the clout to get a criminal released on the spot? Bryce is nothing but a speck of dust in the high court. You naïve fool!"

If it hadn't been for her tears and Keegan's undeniable innocence, he wouldn't have bothered showing a shred of compassion.

After all, his mother was still bedridden, a living ghost...

Whitney was momentarily taken aback, disbelief etched on her face. Did he intervene on her behalf?

Satisfied with her reaction, Ludwik's eyes narrowed slightly, his lips curling into a proud, cold smirk. "Ever wondered why Parker suddenly changed his mind and helped you find Jaxon's daughter?" Whitney paused, recalling Parker mentioning someone wanted to help her.

She had assumed it was Tiana who had convinced Parker...

So, it wasn't her after all.

Her fingers clenched slightly, realizing she hadn't considered the possibility that Ludwik had given Parker the nod.

But wasn't he on Elaine's side?

Reading her mind, Ludwik's lips thinned, his expression turning grim. "I'm not as morally blind as you think. I wasn't familiar with Keegan's case; I thought Jaxon was merely a witness. If you needed to find his illegitimate daughter to ensure a fair trial, I was willing to assist. Little did I know, the Bartels family was the real culprit behind it all..."

Whitney suppressed the turmoil in her heart, her tone icy. "So, Mr. Lippert, you mean to say you had no idea the Bartels family were the murderers, hence your fairness. Had you known beforehand, I wonder if you would've been so just, considering your ties to Elaine." "Are you deliberately twisting my words?" He hadn't been partial to Elaine! And yet, no word of thanks.

glowered. "Ungrateful much? Perhaps

was merely not contributing to the tyranny. Have you ever stopped to think why the mighty Bartels

the Bartels family, one of the top families in Emperor

confronted Elaine, she claimed

laugh. "Your beloved Elaine and the Bartels family have a vendetta against my uncle's family, the Tennysons! That's why Zane was in a hurry to silence my

darkened at

was the Bartels Group, and Keegan had mistakenly targeted

had turned him and Whitney into sworn enemies, was actually a

the Bartels family, his

"To target a disabled man, Ludwik, do you still believe the Bartels Group and Elaine are righteous? Think about it, have you truly understood this

murky history in Emperor City. Sure, Whitney's narrative was to be taken with a grain of salt. However, the Bartels family's ruthless tactics against Keegan were despicable

And Elaine...

to reassess his opinion of her. She had always seemed gentle,

during an

then, he had rationalized Elaine's apparent lack of empathy towards a non-biological

the Bartels family's actions against Keegan spoke volumes about their character. Growing up in such a family, could Elaine truly be as pure as

a profound look at Whitney, her eyes clear and striking even in the

have made a wonderful mother had she

wasn't as kind-hearted as he had thought, and Whitney wasn't as malicious as he

dialing Felix. "The Keegan case, if

jawline casting a sharp shadow in the night. He didn't fully believe

was all about the facts, but she hoped a seed of doubt would sprout between him and

coldly, catching the man's gaze as he looked back, his eyes dark and

her silence

the railing. Was he really that

to the topic. I helped you with the

Whitney was speechless.

again? How could he have the nerve, especially when it was his Elaine who caused the mess, and now he wanted credit for cleaning